It is a graduate course
note led by Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez, and explorations into atmospheric chemistry
principles had been quite informative. Some of the topics covered include global
circulation, chemical transport, spectroscopy, and some more key atmospheric
processes. The note has focused around the chemistry of inorganic nitrogen and
acid deposition as well as around the role of aerosols, cloud, and fog
chemistry. The program seems to look for making sure students get a profound
understanding of complexity in the atmosphere and many other factors that go
into its chemistry, especially as it relates to environmental concerns.
Authored by Jes K. Jurgensen, Arnaud Belloche and Robin T. Garrod, this
PDF delves into the role that astrochemistry plays in the process of star
formation. Recent advances and challenges in the field are addressed, with a
focus on chemical inventories in star-forming regions. Chemical differentiation
and the evolution of the protostar under physical conditions are addressed by
the authors, who underscore fractionation as one of the processes. The
communication of physical and chemical aspects of star formation is made by the
document as it exposes the reader to such complicated interactions which finally
end in the emergence of stars and development of chemical complexity in space.
Author(s): Jes K. Jurgensen, Arnaud Belloche, and Robin T.
Garrod
The review by Duncan V. Mifsud
and other authors points at the role which sulfur plays in the special world of
astrochemistry as an element of paramount importance to biological systems and
planetary geology. A pdf of laboratory studies involving sulfur-bearing
molecules include spectroscopy and results from experiments on thermal and
photochemical processing. Charged particle bombardment and radiolysis of sulfur
ice analogues are discussed for a better understanding of the behavior of sulfur
in extraterrestrial environments. The current document concludes with proposed
further research directions and continues to highlight the importance of sulfur
in astrochemical processes.
Author(s): Duncan V. Mifsud,
Zuzana Kanuchova, Péter Herczku, Sergio Ioppolo